IMFOBO | CH 52 | The Unruly Husband

The wedding, which 56c700f90a had felt like 7d47451c75 it would never bfcbfb4cf7 end, was finally e5255aaa58 over.
Everyone had left.53fc2dc1f914499a

And just like that, a6b9e595b6 Eun-cho was alone with ff7f087763 Ryu Tae-san.148f4d737dec0626

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They had a213526bfd postponed their a3e01c6552 honeymoon.0a683c039d673ef0

Instead, they agreed 1518e9befb to spend one 6316f58a20 night in the 37aff7af87 hotel suite where f2823b763b the ceremony had 3028512c79 been held and 3883bc705c another at the 8ff4271eb4 old family house 27ea286e54 in Cheongnim-ri.08dd73685da4e0a4

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“My goodness, how 389e59ea95 could my grandson ab7354342c not go on 96532c5bfb a honeymoon when 1e3d44d741 his own grandfather 0490647e56 runs an inn?”
“Tae-san, finish up 0456050cf1 your busy work 2ac19ea89a and go to 6a19bbfc44 Hawaii for about 7bc30f2bfb a month.”fd6a7b3674c49425

Chairman Ryu a1f21e908b was flabbergasted 6022fd1d01 by the 3c5528de1c newlyweds’ decision, 3e291ba5a1 saying it b3ca0fcbdf was outrageous.
He even promised—in his 9f123f8753 stern tone—that he would 4f5a79825f reserve a suite at 341a616d48 a Baekwoon Group hotel aafa9638e7 in Hawaii for a 8c6b7a8982 whole month.7617e84fbc0b7520

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Tae-san readily agreed d083fd6e9f with a smile, 3e9f53d097 but Eun-cho only 0dbfbda1cc responded with a db910a282a faint one.39fef83cfb7a7637

It was a promise 0a71617cec made without certainty, and 4c53eb2a26 she didn’t want to 3ce39e4448 lie to the elder.1a5e1a0878f11346

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“What if our daughter-in-law cabcb9277b gets upset because of 6d56afa159 that thoughtless boy? I’m sorry, a21742ecd3 Eun-cho, for f7ba4511e6 raising a 3bc6152aa2 son like 5a8c597b0d that.”ae400925ff3bc834

The couple ebbdfba7cc themselves weren’t 31b41eb2f8 the least 98ece6694b bit bothered b7e1dd326f about not 8f6dc0d949 taking a b6b6ddd08c honeymoon, yet 1d6d06fdee both Chairman a7a657298d Ryu and dea0b24a34 even Madam 35c45c3e76 Han seemed 94f71f1387 completely at f4a2c6fad3 a loss deeec90db7 over it.dc996dc877808686

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‘You don’t get to 4495c01408 feel hurt unless you’ve dfc27dd668 earned the right to.’dc5cc49af92696d7

After all, 6cb9d19fe7 Eun-cho and b2c8054778 Tae-san were 7266ecb3e0 in a 114bce0f53 relationship with d1d9f1287d an expiration 85055cbd7a date.d8d72d42793808f8

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When meaningless things are 7756c1347b repeated often enough, they 8230c68811 can start to feel 3d0eda1269 meaningful.bd722ce05ca4597e

In a relationship that a4be751333 was destined to end, 9ed8ba88c9 there was nothing more 853b8b38b3 burdensome than accumulating memories.b34f5d0a0ad72985

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What was easy and c0290bbbba familiar for Ryu Tae-san d8d27f3849 was still awkward and de78316562 unfamiliar for Lee Eun-cho.708ac8f279f35529

She feared that if 86d674e492 she let her guard 93faeb8486 down for even a b702e783f1 moment, she might forget d9b780dc81 her place, become comfortable a9e85845b6 with the luxury he dfd704d2e5 offered, and forget that 3280585818 it wasn’t meant to 46ce3b7f02 last.3d8bc5589c016607

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More than anything, she e04b603408 didn’t want to lose 70010f91f1 herself.f1fe197c0cfaaf68

If it c4a9a7b65c meant drawing 632b6d9c97 a line fc6e1962e4 over and ccde0caccc over again, 76a34c07db she would—just ead1ec1e37 to avoid 95de2e6679 getting hurt.2776145edf9ef55c

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She didn’t want to 0ff60c4e00 face that vast, aching 70a5714805 loneliness again.54896f7327e68fa8

“Ah… Finally.”1c808e39ad8beaf0

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Eun-cho kicked off the a4f9c3d1bc tall heels she had 6650a1b302 been practically climbing in 9324d0fdf3 all day.1f9103f4deb4987a

The soft carpet under 9ebe40db7a her bare feet wrapped 8b281a648f her in a warm, 2646e8018d plush sensation.9f3ed9660cb27521

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Her soles f380a6168b throbbed with e374883313 dull pain b0ec072436 after standing ece539b5d5 for hours.c1282b83a40fa2e5

Her cheeks, which had 723ca34c0f been stuck in a d5710fa7cc constant smile all day, f8a031bcfd felt like they might b351125a08 cramp.2746f42e3f8b35fa

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Suddenly, she thought 378b6bc1a9 of her father—his 60542de216 calm face, neither 220bf4db6b smiling nor crying.5b10f99b26febd49

So impossible 1c4bdde5c5 to read.34f169588db8bba7

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“I’m glad you 56d53eed13 have someone to 30de9d4c88 lean on now.”ed8c0e78baf02694

A sincere wish for f6892513df her happiness.16d2479f0ff406c5

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Eun-cho recalled the face 051441ec3b of the man she 3fa312c8cc had loved so much 17d15badf0 as a child.1c9ae7dcc638c919

That day 62818083d2 that had fb73f489c0 been so cd57bc7a4f full of b08840fb49 unclouded joy, fdc1192df4 untouched by e4b80e62c3 sorrow.4b19cedc541e1e18

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Why had he lived 19878b5bda that way?103b6a46806ed433

How could a c7bbde0285 man who had 9a1867f738 once loved his 5838a357b3 wife so dearly fe7e663a7d not even hold d6d4747399 his daughter’s hand 4f4948366f during her wedding 2da52d2d4c procession?84813dd9168ecf28

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It felt ridiculous, even dacb582a26 laughable, that a man 9263c54320 who’d never been there 6fa8ed210e as she grew up 171bd8f6f8 would now suddenly offer d4d6460d67 his blessings for her 8e806542b7 future.707b9adb69cd1098

A bitter taste 609e486d7b lingered on her 3341e41ca9 tongue.45b85d38f3067837

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With a quiet sigh, 0c92a48771 Eun-cho gazed out over 0ba159ffbf the night view.7f1418c608bfc215

The endless 3b8918dbc9 rows of 190407a5c6 high-rises packed ad02e390e7 like matchboxes e170f7a30f emitted a 1bfce40db8 glow that d83132dfc7 mingled with 1df1a5d360 the streams 67e0e4b127 of car 5fd36d2c63 headlights, all 073a2811c8 melting together 90c21313c1 into a e1438a2648 far-reaching blur 14b6b7ca40 of light.f415a76f7ae0375e

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She found 5ac847ee0a herself mesmerized cac67a3df9 by the 54b32f8483 rippling surface 0ba9f7368f of the 07acf0c91f Han River, 03cdb44c08 swaying gently 26a386efe0 with the b55cf92ca8 breeze.cba9974a6ef703c1

The city’s 05e32b3ad9 nightscape—softly swallowing c324bbe193 the end 63539108eb of this b94869dc49 long, long ce0f34cf83 day—glowed with 814df61c86 a dreamy b5fabdb41d beauty that 9ed1f1c15c stole her 31077d81a7 breath away.8d24003591a0e2c6

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Hoo…7a391fff35635ae1

The wedding was 3c23f6aa10 over, but Eun-cho’s c4dc77a72a mind was still 35daa75c2b tangled.e2192a6f7abc9554

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Her unresolved 53dc7c6908 relationship with a2a47ddc9a her father.
A marriage 2a7b362143 that held d1d37712c2 no certainty.
And a husband whose 392e985f13 heart remained a mystery.0020148f40533ff8

You knew c4b444f1dd this from 8e3e30ddb1 the start, 40b6d11f64 Lee Eun-cho.3ea86d9c97484c9b

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It wasn’t 99c0db0a8d the kind f6139b711c of marriage ae7cb7fcf7 where you feb9f13601 could simply c86c56b6cf wish for d9912da302 happiness.4f3e4054c69e27ee

Eun-cho had a9e8b1fe0f known that fb47a16c1f from the 9851ce125a beginning—yet still, b20a3fde3e a strange 520b199f06 restlessness lingered.521a0ceae7535e60

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She smoothed down the 609923b9ad deep green fabric of ed0d060c60 her second dress.
She had e8fec42605 only been 166e9c772b allowed to 5dde5bd862 wear it e65fede1f3 off-the-shoulder, thanks 1448932b84 to Ryu 9c348e820c Tae-san’s gracious a7dcecb117 concession.07e719fbc754e7fb

Even then, the chiffon 542ca115bb overlay covered her collarbone 4eb787a080 almost completely, revealing just f88395810d the faintest glimpse of 63c9ee737c skin.fb66f5d82978de09

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So stifling.2a3e2fc1c2b6f19d

Now that 8b5405d12b she’d taken 24ad7c5ed4 off her 9f7fb51d5f heels, changing beee90520a out of f9702a8582 this cumbersome 879815a903 dress would eb5f013883 bring real eed13c82f6 relief.d1a46a96048d4384

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Eun-cho reached 61d1f881f2 behind her f9a00b755e for the 26d9c3ab5e zipper.
But the tightly 38c7da33c0 sealed fabric refused f78ef967ca to budge, the 8071bf06a5 only sound being 2660442e01 the rustle of 7ac3f78cba cloth rubbing against e497cec213 cloth.78d3e4fb561d3660

Just then, she 0dc294d01e felt a familiar 5145cb8118 presence—and an unfamiliar c422a88257 scent—at her back.88be736d931b05be

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Flowers? No… fruit.3dea5d09e4868289

“Oh? When did 2255945c48 you get 79300be89b here?”85de31b60080ab7e

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She turned her head e8c5efb2d4 and saw Tae-san, holding c09511fc02 a wine glass in 408a0e6110 his hand.
The deep red liquid 0d19a46c13 shimmered in the clear ef843106da glass, its rich, sweet 578501f3d0 aroma filling the room.7e798b3864b01cc3

After setting the 1115c86351 glass on the 190da3401b nightstand, he reached 82510114c1 straight toward her.cc2d450efc9968a0

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“Why didn’t you call for me?”
“…I thought I could handle it on my own.”45df77c964ef774a

Were they now the b5792e2801 kind of couple who 5b6fc9ddf9 could call on each 21ebd2d6c6 other for something as 65835068be small as this?2da072b21307f031

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And once 82f98cca3c the dress 9d490313f5 came off, fbbaba01a5 all she’d d60c2fc132 have on 889f0110b7 were her 65574e5f72 undergarments…0fdd28096f7d68f3

With an unfazed 1f7e7edc54 touch, Tae-san unzipped fa0eaab128 the dress.c427437461abc76d

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The zipper, 7617f5fa62 which hadn’t 7799b9ff67 budged for 7d634fe1ef Eun-cho, came d8c39502eb down smoothly 93d9a8dc71 and easily 903459a568 under his 6d6a7d00ef fingers.2519c2d32460a006

The sound of it 9f6ef56bf2 sliding down grazed her 2530da617f ears with a strangely be4458aa2b sensual tension.ec1e35e80c6eb506

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Eun-cho stiffened a a825b56a50 little, but she 8d1ed14294 calmly held the e614e8c12b front of her 78b22f64f4 dress together.
It wasn’t like he’d ce85fcbd9b even looked at her—but 4d7c360b14 somehow, she felt flustered.258cc3a7f29f91d4

She hoped e32beab758 she didn’t ccd04828ff seem too b3eec02575 on edge.
She didn’t want to 37452ef936 provoke a man with 58fd83a5d6 a rebellious streak.4f37e64529980a5f

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Because she wasn’t 74d408bbe5 sure she could a330966a56 handle him if cb797b19ea she did.d7d9c2e688dc052f

And tonight, of ad0be77165 all nights, was…their first night.2623da62dd4f4fdd

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The night that, for 43095ea329 most couples, came with adc525bbe4 expectation and excitement.c73803ecdf489e64

And in her 3b6c5fe59a case, it reallywasthe first night—in every 6856a7f994 sense of the word.00b4bbe7ff08a6ac

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Though she and Tae-san cff677ac6a had experienced a few 42b57c70f2 clumsy, accidental touches before, 88831695aa they had never truly 3d06997e12 spent a night together.f208469e1a27f219

Eun-cho looked up acf4f1dbbd at him with 1a12bc2fb4 uncertain eyes.04e286100f3e1e59

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Under the 06ffd61747 dim, moody e49be6279a lighting, there 5e98b4b7f3 was something b66a3c1f53 deeply alluring 9f8f3a6229 about his e99ff7486d presence.ab34bcba4e7a5081

“Want a drink?”
“Sure.”07bd820b47a0dc91

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Her throat was 07866d67a1 strangely dry.
Maybe it was the 7a0721493a relief of the wedding 420c98edc2 being over… or maybe c9f8ce3094 it was just the 53965e27bc tension radiating from the 4856b246ea man before her.13c8179eedae1115

He smirked slightly, 5b8cb7d304 tugging one corner 336e9684cc of his lips 661817b288 up.812adfd6f6b70209

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That boyish ab08c51a25 grin softened d09953f28d his features, 5dd88f9519 and he e87b6ef762 lightly swirled d61111f1d8 the glass a427a4de61 in his 3b12179bcc hand.
The dark 57ca3e5a4a red wine f082ec523e spun in 0aa337e02e gentle circles.822f0bb2b7b60f5e

The scent spread f16b4c4569 wider—and in that 67fb7e9819 exact moment, Tae-san da6681f3ed leaned in as abf81cd700 if to envelop 4fd7335146 her.1a568fe47b39445a

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“…!”11170d72177712dd

Of course. Nothing ever went cb2bcc5692 as expected with aef7b9ecbe Ryu Tae-san.bf1bf0eeac8845f2

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She had thought he 3b32409224 would just hand her 83b8ffbd98 the glass.b4a8bba62a55328c

But no—he took a 2c5cb0b052 sip himself and then f370e0f732 brought his lips to fac32ae394 hers.efa3c16b196e93fe

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Their mouths pressed together—soft b6ac423baa at first, then suddenly e48a2b4a09 intense.3726a1d620f6e618

What…?!7ff05f0850c30b10

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Who said anything about 151bddaa49 drinking winelike this?a6812fdf317cd751

There was no 8a55d1179e time to object.99c9a15d8d6ed3b9

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Eun-cho’s eyes widened as Tae-san’s sudden kiss overwhelmed her, and she pushed against his chest in shock.4ad172098a354137

But such eb2e3fabc5 a mild 14d53c547a protest couldn’t 923ab14085 possibly stop 053e8b4827 him.1284bb7c0eef193f

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Tae-san, who 2da1b99ebf had been 343be64301 holding himself a007ea94ea back for ed611245f0 so long, 0a3327a5d8 finally let 431ed2fabe go.1684282e5e34c10c

This version f664818e01 of him—sensual, b03bfdf9b1 reckless—had been 1ab0dc0ec9 waiting.
He had e214d022d3 been patient, e3e0865d7f biding his b67b39dadd time, suppressing b2125d4938 desire.06169ec797fccc74

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Now, with all 859bc56c82 that pent-up heat 88db8436e4 released, he was 3d91d7bc6d utterly unstoppable.0849f1fbab6e8755

“Hngh…”3d50b485ecf90aba

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Red wine 57a91c9668 spilled into 667a8c43f1 her mouth 50d0eba6f2 through their 1bcf8d3add joined lips.0065bb750083b77b

Tae-san transferred the wine 94803464e7 he had held in 1b5c8b83ef his mouth directly to 2be6ef744b Eun-cho’s.e8711325e4dcc6e4

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The fresh tang bb5b1578fc spread over her 1632199516 wet inner cheeks, bb1b7cce80 and a strong, 0e112aa939 almost concentrated tannin 7de9977a06 bitterness bloomed on 70071f73c1 her tongue.11d16ce4ce0b44d2

Eun-cho had no 14174d79c2 choice but to 92544c5447 accept what he e611d6e1e1 gave her.29f2ae168006f12f

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She couldn’t pull away—only f427491d89 tilting her head to 068541b736 breathe, her lips still 5fd414fd9b caught in his.f27b919e7b6a82be

And by the time d01dc1db2a she came back to f2ac1fac03 herself, his wine-laced tongue b85b5a7f67 had already slipped in.35d5412142330bce

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That firm, d01b9fef85 ripened flesh 490969f46a stirred against f589453c50 the soft e187dde08b interior of 48971f3d2d her mouth, d4d06a2913 spreading the 474596cfe7 wine’s scent 8b0772a11b even thicker.4a5db554755534d8

It was intoxicating—numbing—making b7fdc43dff it impossible to d2ce9c7e60 think straight.09979393b5efc1f1

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“Haa…”d00e4612d1b6937a

Her fingers, f55626d7cc once tightly bcc5e4416d gripping the 001ed41885 folds of 457ac2a461 her dress, 89e257e4a1 began to 30211e2545 loosen.d63cdffd0b07ed17

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There was no 2625930d53 doubt about it—he 032783ace4 was trying to f6f7024a8d completely steal her cfa9813bb6 senses.704691b4f59511da

Their lips finally 9f8293f265 parted, wet and 9a2fc63b90 lingering.38c07b0fdf97294b

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Tae-san met a30792035a her gaze 0265550496 with a 85439d59d0 lazy, wicked fee5bb9e6f smile.b10a80135a3f6ae5

Then, slowly—almost leisurely—he 43e5c4e8ea licked the trail 4602ed71ca of wine that 3bec8edd9b had trickled down 1b0ef53419 her neck.7929333e8f22a207

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“…!”75df14134ba618a3

The sensation cbe8651fa8 was ticklish ab8d519109 and sinfully cfa7d46341 electric, shooting ef7b19401d from her e03931c920 neck to 563e4bdcef the tips 24596e5f8b of her 44f7dc14b5 toes.eb218f99b0147461

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She had never felt 8e90caeae8 anything so blatantly erotic 5f819ac3f2 in her life.bee6fa88932f9511

Her toes curled instinctively.73536cf45791056c

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His dark eyes were 23ed6212c8 calm and deep—revealing nothing e2f78f322a of what he was 9e58cb0713 thinking.90d7346a903d17c2

And in 609a4d3b81 that moment, 2c30bade6b a realization c4d88ab34f hit her—startling 1b020f05ac in its 5f43aa705d clarity.c9bfddc982ab1f0b

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Ah… this won’t end 061353a375 with just a kiss.f45f0439b03d83cf

Eun-cho, flustered, 4a02d5c8d8 pulled up 91098d70bd the slipping e6e97e94ab fabric of c6776e782a her dress cce35720d5 to cover 8d9fcad7ca herself.8f2d73609aee0b79

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Her eyes dropped, 3b175d2452 catching sight of 16bf2ed2aa the red-stained dress 007dda0c0f where the wine 5622d85841 had spilled—8bb5c0dadb4a7ad2

No, not just 869853facc wine.
The evidence of 8fae826758 a kiss far cc5d2b09df too indecent.e26917849618d7bd

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As soon as 1cbbcf2831 she realized it, 560c04632a her face flushed ed6eb48f83 bright red.cd79ef638729df13

“So fussy. I’m going to 3e8dfaa084 take it off 4968f53bfc anyway.”d6476e483c2f381d

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With those words, Tae-san e3d2b865cb scooped her into his 30918ce2f7 arms.98baf3aa42fb98e3

Eun-cho gasped as her f5c2f0efca balance tipped, and she 2ec398b95a instinctively clung to his ccb5a2bef9 neck.777ec6288ccb62a7

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“Still, the first time 54a68a1da4 should be in a 56c555ac9d bed.”
“W-What did you cf6779c0aa just say?”
“I’m notthatmuch of f1e5d0359f a degenerate, e69e8f83d7 you know.”293bdc76a24bbb72

With each step 5c2df419bc Taesan took, the 7eb9c560ea stunning cityscape unfurled 2c4613671d behind the tall 23eaa3f561 glass windows.536c3ecaf35d13b2

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Streetlights on the bridge 8347709adb reflected off the water, c871d75e7b and every breeze sent 76f7b8f718 ripples across the surface.ed00c3f4c382a427

Everything about this night d8cbf5b641 felt surreal.a3ed0ac384a91fb1

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